Specialist Product Engineer Load Balancing and DDI
Apply remote type: Hybrid
Location: Randburg
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
Time left to apply: End Date: November 7, 2024 (3 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: R-15968913
Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
Apply critical thinking & problem-solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.
Job Description
Infrastructure Delivery
The implementation of simple and moderately complex changes to NSX ALB (Avi) Load Balancer and Infoblox estate.
Negotiate timescales with project stakeholders to meet the business objective.
Lead and drive solutions that meet the requirements and are compliant with Absa Standards.
Prepare documentation that explains the technical solution clearly, to various stakeholders who may have a different level of technical skills.
Support Junior Team members on advising and recommending complex technical solutions focusing on requirements and planning to meet client needs.
Accountable for individual results, and the impact of the individual results on the wider LB & DDI team.
Infrastructure Maintenance
Maintain or enhance systems infrastructure components and services to ensure that infrastructure is in a vendor-supported and standards-compliant state.
Service Support
React quickly and as necessary to systems errors and service problems to minimize downtime and restore service.
Attend incident resolution calls and be able to articulate basic technical issues as seen on the systems, understand the actions required, and perform the actions and then report back on the outcomes.
Identification of root cause and implementation of a permanent fix.
Decision-making and Problem Solving
Analytical ability covering the incident recovery of complex technical issues.
Ability to complete root cause identification and eradication.
Ability to lead pro-active service and process improvement.
Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework, and internal ABSA Policies and Policy Standards.
Person Specification
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Self-starter, able to work unsupervised in addition to being a strong team player.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to work and adapt to an increasingly global operating model.
An understanding of the project lifecycle and Agile Principles with emphasis on validation and live implementation phases.
Skilled in incident, problem and change management.
Specific software knowledge desirable for the role:
A good understanding of Load Balancing (NSX ALB – AVI).
DNS / DHCP (Infoblox).
SSH.
Infrastructure knowledge/other:
A basic understanding of LDAP.
Firewalls, routing and switching, and standard network-related areas.
Wireshark, Netscout, ThousandEyes, and other monitoring tools.
TCP/IP.
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised.
About Us
Truly African
We are a diversified standalone African financial services group, delivering an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth, investment management, and insurance.
Absa Group Limited is listed on the JSE and is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across the continent and around 41,000 employees.
We own majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (ABSA Bank in Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda, and Zambia. We also have offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, a Technology Hub in Prague, and insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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